Bent County register., 1887-03-19
LOCAL NOTES.
-

M. L. Swift spent Sunday a
I.akin.
F. G. Descent was up to La Jun
Ia Sunday.
y. T. Godding was at Garden
City Tuesday.
-Four livery stables in Lamar and
all doing we'll.
p. G. Scott, of Las Animas, was
in town Tuesday. \
&C. G.. Ament returned from the
east last Saturday.
Charles Reitler was down to
kinsley over Sunday.
The "Fashior No. 1917 is the
tony saloon in town.
Hurry up or You will get left, is
the order of the day in Lamar.
w. II. Harris. the stage man,
wen, down the road Monday night.
Mrs. J. II. Holmes and children
have been visiting at Lakin this
week.
&C. NJ. Staples, Lawyer Reed and
John Hess were at Las Animas Tues
day.
Bud Miller has been talking
real estate at Las Animas for few
days pa-t.
-Godding, Descent & Dugan
moved into their new office north of
the trark Monday.
Patton, Solt It Co. have been
appointed local agents for the SPRING
field town company.
-Ament, Lowe & Co. have put
down new carpet anil put new
handsome desks in their office.
Lamar needs an increase of po.
lice force. 1t costs money but it is
j necessity.
Nj ID. Parmenter returned from
a trip to Garden City Tuesday moru-
ing.
"A tender of five bundled dollars
u month rent has been made for the
three story stone hotel when CON-
pleted.
1t is time room was secured
for the meeting of various hodges.
We want to see the royal bumper led
forth and let him bump.
Charles Rciiler Is having n eel
lar dag and ware room twenty-five
by forty feet put up in the rear of
his storv.
There Was parlor concert at
the residence of ID. L. Cooper 1ues-
day evening, which is spoken of As u
pleasant evening.
carpenters began work on tif-
ty foot addition Wednesday to the
Fashion" making the building over
eighty feet long.
Born Saturday evening March
18th at eight O'Clock to Mr.. and Mrs.
G. NJ. Davis, sou. Mother and
child doing nicely.
The marshal did good work in
capturing the thieves that robbie |
Mr.. CraIdock's residence aud secur-
iug the stolen property.
We have city marshal, but he
can not be ON the street day aud
ght, aud il is ouly matter of econ
oIny to give hIm an assistant.
j. w. Graham's milk wagon be-
gan to make the rounds Monday
evening. He has fine herd of dairy
cows and furnishes his customers
with excellent milk.
Water was turned in the kocn
ditch Thursdsy, which is ready for
use To within three miles of Lamar,
and in such shape that it can be
completed to Lamar in a few days.
-Chahie Ross returned Tuesday
evening from Coronado and Garden
City, where he had been since last
Saturday doing special work for Kan
sas in the county seat war down
| there.
Last Tuesday evening Mr.. Isaac
Skelton fell and disfocated his elbow
Joint, also produced fracture of the
forearm near the wrist joint. DIR.
Rice was called in to reduce the frac-
ture and dislocaiion. The patient is
doing as well as could be expected
A. V. Scott and Holmes Bros.
have let the contract and work be-
gan Wednesday on two story stone
building with brick front fifty by
seventy feet, next TO Spivey "
Holmes Bros. store. The lower story
is TO be divided into three store
rooms, and are already rented.
Col. A. S. johnson, J. K. God
ding and J. 4. Frost are members OF
the Las Animas Investment Compa